DALLAS, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF)
will host live audio webcasts of its fourth quarter earnings conference call
and its upcoming investor presentations at the Wachovia Consumer & Industrial
Growth Conference and the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY)
Conference.

On Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. EST, management will host a
webcast to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and its outlook for
2004. An earnings release will be issued before the market opens on that same
date. This webcast will last approximately one hour and will be accessible by
visiting www.deanfoods.com and clicking on “Webcasts.” Shortly following the
event, a webcast replay will be available on the company’s site within the
Investor Relations section, under Audio Archives.

On Friday, February 13, 2004 at 8:15 a.m. EST, management will make a
presentation at the Wachovia Consumer & Industrial Growth Conference. The
webcast can be accessed directly at
http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/fu18/df/ or by visiting
www.deanfoods.com and clicking on “Webcasts.”

On Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 4:30 p.m. EST, management will make a
presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference. The
webcast can be accessed directly by visiting www.deanfoods.com and clicking on
“Webcasts.”

Presentation slides for both of these conferences will be accessible by
visiting “Investor Relations” and clicking on “Presentations,” and an audio
archive will be available for approximately 60 days following the event. In
order to listen to the webcasts, users will need to have installed either Real
Player or Windows Media Player software, which can be detected and downloaded
by visiting the site.

Dean Foods Company is one of the nation’s leading food and beverage
companies. The company produces a full line of company-branded and private
label dairy products such as milk and milk-based beverages, ice cream, coffee
creamers, half and half, whipping cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt,
dips, dressings and soy milk. The company is also a leading supplier of
pickles and other specialty food products, juice, juice drinks and water. The
company operates over 120 plants in 36 U.S. states and in Spain, and employs
approximately 28,000 people.

Contact: P.I. Aquino

Assistant Treasurer

(214) 303-3437

SOURCE Dean Foods Company 02/10/2004

CONTACT: P.I. Aquino, Assistant Treasurer of Dean Foods Company,
+1-214-303-3437

Web site: http://www.deanfoods.com

http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/fu18/df

(DF)

CO: Dean Foods Company

ST: Texas, New York

IN: FOD REA

SU: CCA MAV